Men do what is called a good action, as some piece of courage or charity, much as they would pay a fine in expiation of daily non-appearance on parade. Their works are done as an apology or extenuation of their living in the world. I do not wish to expiate, but to live. My life is not an apology, but a life.

Neither you nor the world knows what you can do until you have tried.

The walking of Man is falling forwards.

If I cannot brag of knowing something, then I brag of not knowing it; at any rate, brag.

I think we must get rid of slavery or we must get rid of freedom.

Everything has its price - and if that price is not paid, not that thing but something else is obtained... it is impossible to get anything without this price.

The compensations of calamity are made apparent to the understanding also, after long intervals of time.